Re: Delphi for Obsolete.NET - Microsoft's Plans Realised?

Arthur Hoornweg wrote:

Yes, but things like "lack of updates" and "lack of support" etcetera only
become apparent long after release of the product.

None of this was known or expected when Kylix was first released.
So it couldn't have influenced sales figures, at least not in the
first 6 months.

Yet people didn't buy it in the first place.

It was the people who decided they didn't want to pay for an IDE
for a free operating system, it probably had nothing to do with the product
itself.

Yes, but Kylix 1 was not a "high quality product" in the first place.
The IDE loaded slowly, crashed easily, and had all sorts of "window
manager" issues. This was no surprise to Borland: This was the start
of the "We have to release this dog to generate revenue" mindset.

Worse, Kylix 2 *was* the patch. After paying big bucks for a buggy
product, people were expected to buy the second release to get the
patches.

You can't blame the Linux users for Kylix's failure. That one was 100%
Made In Borland.

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